Congratulations to Mikeroch who's won April's Assignment with a decisive 15% of the total votes! Coming second and third were Syncharmony and logic_nguyen with 8% and 5% of the votes.

This is the second time Mikeroch has won, so he knows what happens next! Mikeroch, you have until midnight GMT on the 31st May to set the theme for June's Assignment along with any conditions for it - although we would all prefer if you let us know a bit sooner!

Let us know youre decision in the April comments thread - thanks!

Congratulations once again to Mikeroch and everyone who entered this month - an excellent assignment!

Gordon

1ST MAY GMT! SUBMISSIONS CLOSED! TIME TO VOTE!

Gordon

Hi everyone! Welcome to April's Assignment!

The theme for this month is "Spring", as suggested by picturesonthemind who came second in the February 2009 competition; the winner, Orsan Kart, was unable to submit a theme this time.

In picturesonthemind's own words: "For April I would like the theme to be "Spring". I will allow moderate post processing as it allows for more creativity. I hope you all find this an exciting theme, and look forward to your entries."

So there you have it, the theme for April is "Spring", and as always the image you submit has to be taken during the month of entry – that is, taken during April 2009. Photos taken on an earlier date will be disqualified! And remember, all images submitted here must be no more than 500 pixels on their longest side.

Good luck!

RULES!

1: The photo you submit should be taken during the month of the actual assignment - so for this month's contest, it must be taken during April 2009. Photos taken earlier will be disqualified!

2: You're only allowed to submit one image, and you can't change your mind once it's posted!

3: Images should be no larger than 500 pixels on their longest side.

As always, please exercise good judgement on what is suitable for the forum.

Please include a sentence or two with your photo describing what you were trying to achieve and if there were any particular challenges in doing so like, for example, any special exposure or lighting setup.

We're all enthusiasts here, so it's also great to see what equipment you used and the settings too. So please also include the following:

Submissions will close at midnight GMT on 30th April 2009. The final poll will follow.

Please remember this thread is for submissions only and that posted images should be no more than 500 pixels on their longest side. If you'd like to comment on any of the submissions or ask any questions, please do so in the April 2009 comments thread!

Thanks and good luck!

Gordon

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I didn't fancy flowers or lambs so here is something a bit different as a way of sympathising with all the folks in the tropics or southern hemisphere who must be scratching their heads somewhat?

When I was a kid one of my favourite toys was a Slinky spring that 'walked' down the stairs like a caterpillar (and inevitably got into a huge tangle when it all went wrong). Sadly I can't lay my hands on one just now, but the garage junk drawer provided this which I've lit obliquely to get the shadows to do interesting things.

There is a trail not far from my home that I hike every now and then with my dogs (they act like a 5 year old kid). During the winter season, it gets cover by snow and not accessable. When "spring" season comes around, and only the first couple months of the season, there will be "spring" water rushing across the trail from all the melted snow. One of my fury kid loves this spot and he will drink and splash around in it to cool himself down.

Heres my entry: Its completely off topic at first glance, but i'll try to explain it. During the winter months, this hobby has to go onto a back-burner while the weather is harsh. Now things are lightening and warming up, they can come out of hibernation, and start to run again. Suddenly, i feel a lot better, knowing they're back!.